The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1887-03-15

/ the enemies of the Saints were permitted
by the Almighty TO frame laws inimical
| totheir liberties? The instances of th5
! temptations of the Savior by satan his
| fasting and praying, and His final
| triumph over the enemy of man, were
cited as examples similar to which the
| Saints were required to follow now. Is
| it necessary for the Saints to suffer so
much? Yes. They were not yet Zion,
not sufficiently purified; evils existed
III their midst; the faithle.s and weak
would be removed frcm among the
people; the righteous alone would
remain; if any MN sinned or trans
crossed the laws of GOO he would fail;
the work OF publication would go on
! and the righteous would suffer to some
extent with the ungodly. The children
Israel in the days of Joshua captured
the city of Jericho by observing certain
plan, devised by the Almighty and put
into operation blythe priests. Through
the dlsobedience and iniquity which
existed IN their midst, they were unSuc-
Gesstui IN their next venture, and when
joshua inquired OF the Lord how 1t was
tney were defeated, he was told that
Gni ough the act OF one man the whole |
tribe suffered. May ii not be so in our |
gay Elder Cannon asked, because !
mere were those who were |
wicked at heart and desired the over !
throw OF the Saints. The revels ton given
10 PRESIDENT Taylor, in 1882, if lived UP
TO, would hasten the freeing of the PEG.
PIE ana the redemption of Zion. He
strongly urged the purifying OF individ.
uals and households. He cited the des
tructlon of Sodom and Gomorrah, and
the pleading of Abraham with the Al
mighty in behalf of the few righteous
VINO dWelt IN the frst-named city: but
ne discovered only Lot and his family {
woo were TT to be spared. If there are
part OF this people willing to serve the
Lord, then will He save His people. :
Lhey formed part OF that kingdom
when Daniel toresaw, they formed the +
nucleus of the kingdom which should
pread until it filled the whole earth.
He exhorted the Saints to faithful
less, to keep oil in their lamps, promis-
ng them deliVerance from bondage and
he blessings OF God. The mission of the
Iatter-day Saints is grand one; their
1ture glory would be unSpeakable their
'ork OF preparing for the coming of the
ord OF lords and King of kings was a
tapendous one, and required faithful :
nd constant attention; their destiny .
as not in Utah alone it was all over the II
arth, upon the continents and the isles
the sea. The gathering of the Saints
the eastern States, the erection of
'mples there, the establishing of the o.
entire stake ofZion were looked forward s.
by Elder Cannon, with bright antici-
atoms. The word OF the Lord had gone u
rth IN this regard, and it was the duty Re-
the Saints to aid in its fulfiIment. The 10
' , between the faithful and unfaith- w
Il Tor supremacy was about to be be- J.
IN. Sacrifices would be necessary, and L.
'ne need expect to gain celestial glory ia
Ithout making them. Those who D,
rrled out the laws of God, were strong
% faithful, and crown awaited them Dr.
the eternal world. 81
Singing by the choir of the anthem,
'atlons Bow" with solos by Mrs.
lgsley and t. G. Crawford. III
benediction by Elder John Nicholson